October 7th - diary date

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  • Numan
    Numan Online Community Member Posts: 37 Empowering

    Not a single direct question from MPs regarding PIP for the 7th.

    https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal48639

  • Bluebell21
    Bluebell21 Online Community Member Posts: 5,785 Championing

    Not even surprised anymore @Numan

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,805 Championing

    Shock horror they like playing with us evil just plain evil

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,670 Championing

    no direct questions,no direct answers.

    they are an insult to the true meaning and values of the labour party,

    The Tories and reform are a disease, the greens are too small, the lib dems are only just recovering after shaking off clegg and the coalition and there's not enough independents.

    If labour don't sink themselves soon I'd be surprised though.

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,805 Championing

    It's toxic can you imagine behind the scenes !!! And thier running the country like a disease coming down on us it's I'm the air everywhere you go years ago I made friends with a lady who loved my dog fifi she was mad on her anyway she's in her 70s she said she's had no money since June!! She doesn't know what's happening I said I will look at letters for her I'm just as clueless she's a very polite lady even she said I've @@@@# had enough letters coming she's on her own these are tge people and disabled people slipping through the evil net curtain SHAME !

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,670 Championing

    Well as I've said before I'll always protect my peace of mind, so I won't comply with anything that upsets my life, routine or peace and exacerbates my problems. I must strike lucky because I've always told them I'm not playing their games and putting myself at risk and they've always backed off. but I'm getting too tired and sick of living under those poison vermins thumbs now and unlikely to even claim UC

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,805 Championing

    Certainly tiring I don't think people really understand you have to really experience it I think my daughter thinks I'm having one of my anxiety attacks she says don't worry I wish we didn't have too !

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,805 Championing

    Ah I know it's cruel world so cruel she lost her dog couple years ago really knocked her for six I could see the tiredness in her eyes and confusion just sickening sickening our beautiful elderly suffering so much let them live in peace later stages of life cutting the winter fuel god I cried like it's happening to me how are you ?

  • Catherine21
    Catherine21 Posts: 2,805 Championing

    I believe in karma look at way starmer treated Jeremy corbin now the heats on him let's hope he's served the same fait seems the more money people have the more sadistic they are they can have anything so having power gets thier blood pumping twisted

  • hughiemachrins
    hughiemachrins Online Community Member Posts: 80 Contributor

    It really shouldn't be a choice between helping Ukraine, helping asylum seekers and helping those on benefits. Raise tax on the top 100 earners by 2% and it can all be paid for.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 2,670 Championing

    absolutely! Tax the rich aggressively and dock mp wages

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 507 Pioneering

    So starmer spending 22 billion on eco carbon storage in Liverpool. Thought we had a supposed black hole for that amount. Billions going to help other countries climate change. And taking it from pensioners and I dread we be next

  • Remina
    Remina Online Community Member Posts: 202 Empowering

    Very disheartening to see that instead of bringing in a wealth tax and applying modest taxation of the super rich, labour have instead chosen to go down the route of squeezing money from the most vulnerable in society.

    https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/05/labour-mp-torsten-bell-defends-chancellor-refusal-to-bring-in-wealth-tax

    Starmer said in August that in regards to the UK's financial situation : ''Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden..''

    It now seems that his idea of those 'with the broadest shoulders' are not the super rich, but are instead the longterm sick, disabled and pensioners.

    Whatta' joke.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Contributor

    And while they've stopped the winter fuel payments for some pensioners and it seems that they're going to target the long term sick, disabled and mentally ill, next, they're also trying to bring in assisted dying. Coincidence?

    If the assisted dying goes through and they do target us to the extent that I wont be able to cope, at least I'll have an easy escape.

  • Ross1975
    Ross1975 Online Community Member Posts: 37 Contributor
  • Dave1993
    Dave1993 Online Community Member Posts: 140 Empowering
  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 507 Pioneering

    Is it going to be on TV, the discussion about this

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 866 Championing
    edited October 2024

    Televised from 2.30 pm this afternoon At the end of this post, you'll find a link to today’s discussion schedule, where you can see all the MPs questions that will be raised. I’ve highlighted eleven questions below that I believe may interest some of our members, primarily focused on helping people get back into work. While there don't seem to be any questions specifically about the proposed PIP changes, this topic could still be addressed in the context of supporting people in returning to work.
    What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.

    Questions that are listed to be raised.


    What steps she is taking to support vulnerable people into work.
    What assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of Jobcentres to people living in rural areas.
    What recent assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of Jobcentre Plus in helping people get back into work.
    What guidance her Department has issued to private contractors working in partnership with Jobcentre Plus on reimbursing claimants' travel costs.
    What steps she is taking to tackle Carer's Allowance overpayments.
    What assessment she has made of trends in the number of benefit sanctions in the last five years.
    What recent assessment she has made of trends in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
    What recent assessment she has made of trends in the level of economic inactivity in Teesside.
    What recent discussions she has had with (a) mayors and (b) local councils on supporting people back into work.

    https://whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal48639

  • Andi66
    Andi66 Online Community Member Posts: 507 Pioneering

    I wish we knew what was happening about Pip . I wonder if they took any notice of the green paper that took ages to fill in online

  • MW123
    MW123 Scope Member Posts: 866 Championing

    While there do not seem to be any questions specifically about the proposed PIP changes, this topic could still be addressed in the context of supporting people in returning to work.